Able to function or to continue functioning well in unexpected situations.
beefy · big-boned · big-chested · big-shouldered · broad-shouldered · buirdly · burly · cast-iron · chesty · full-bodied · hardy · healthy · heavy-armed · husky · iron · racy · rich · rugged · square-built · square-shouldered · stalwart · stout · strapping · strong · sturdy · tasty · unrefined · vigorous
ETYM Latin robustus oaken, hard, strong, from robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas violence: cf. French robuste.
1. Physically strong.
2. Rough and crude.
3. Strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge.